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"Plans and drawings" range from crude doodling to full-blown draftsmen's projects; from three of Whitley's books I've previously owned, the drawings are a little bit better than the former, but a long way from the latter. They give a reasonable idea of the overall size and shape of the subject in plan view, but are essentially useless for modeling. If you have ever seen a Jane's Fighting Ships compilation, you'll have an idea of those drawings I had seen in Whitley's books. They are very schematic and simplified.

IF the German ships book is anything like the three other volumes I used to own, it may not be of much value for modeling. Good luck!

Any comments on the book: German Capital Ships in WWII by Whitley?

I know it's mainly history but I heard it contains plans and line drawings too...

for bismarck and scharnorst etc you can try
http://www.kbismarck.com/drawings.html
http://www.bismarck-class.dk/tirpitz/pa ... _1944.html
http://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/p ... m1941.html
etc
ciao peppe

Thank you for your help, you're most kind!

Not that I know, as I've been ignoring books on that subject for a while, but Asmussen's site is pretty useful I think:

Ok, thank you very much, great help!

Do you have knowledge of any book specifically on the Tirpitz?

No really, but for good books

Bismarck: Schlachtschiff Bismarck part I by Josef Kaiser. Koop & Schmolke drawings, well, hmmm... If you need really good drawings you need to refer to German book stores who sell them (very expensive though).

KGV class: Not really any particular book, but good drawings to be found in Raven & Roberts "British battleship of WWII" and Burt's "British battleship of WWII" plus information stolen [url="http://www.worldaffairsboard.com/battleships-board/58361-king-george-v-class-battleship-1939-a.html"]here[/url] from the Warship series. There really is no proper resource with a lot of detail for these battleships (or I missed it).

Iowa class: for a single book, I guess the book by Robert Sumrall's "Iowa class battleships", but modeling-wise the Floating Drydock's planbook of USS Missouri contains about everything you need for that particular battleship. Not the post WWII versions though.

Thanks!

The WWII German Battleships-books by Koop and Schmolke (Bismarck Class, Scharnhorst Class, Deutschland Class), does these books provide a good technical lay-out or plans suitable for modelling? (main interest: Bismarck Class)

Ps: Also interested in similar books on the King George V Class and Iowa Class...

Thank you very much!

Sean Hert wrote:

EJFoeth wrote:No, yes, no!

It's an exhaustive technical description from the naval architect's point of view. The drawings are too simple for modeling.

Clarify that- too simple for Foeth-style modeling....

Is there another way? The rest is just... hobbying, right

EJFoeth wrote:No, yes, no!

It's an exhaustive technical description from the naval architect's point of view. The drawings are too simple for modeling.

Clarify that- too simple for Foeth-style modeling....

No, yes, no!

It's an exhaustive technical description from the naval architect's point of view. The drawings are too simple for modeling.

Hello!

Any views on the (old) three volume overview of WWII-battleships by Garzke and Dulin?

Is it just a historic overview of battleships or are also technical lay-outs and (fold out) plans of the ships included? Otherwise said, could the books be used for deailed modelling?

Thank you!